“My boyfriend wants me to send him some sexy pictures, and I’m hesitant about it. Aside from the fear of them somehow getting out and ruining my hypothetical chances of running for Congress, I’m no Victoria’s Secret model! With all these naked picture scandals, are women still sending their men sexy pictures?” -R.M. The advent of ...
Over the weekend, I stumbled across a story in The New York Times “Admitted, but Left Out” about Black students who attend or did attend elite, mostly white private schools in New York City. Unsurprisingly, the article took on a familiar refrain, documenting the awkwardness and difficulty that students of color can encounter when they don’t match ...
“How often are affairs nonsexual? I’ve dated married women before. Two relationships were not sexual — not because they didn’t want it but because I wasn’t interested.” -F.T. Wow. I’m sure the husbands of the two women you didn’t have sex with appreciate your lack of carnal interest in their wives. But you don’t get any ...
“I took a break from dating, which inspired me to go natural. My head full of big kinky hair gave me confidence again! But now that I want to date again, nothing’s happening. My cousin says it’s because black men may be ‘intimidated by an Afro.’ Any truth to that?” -E.C. I won’t pretend for the ...
Back in September 2010, Josie Harris, the mother of three of boxer Floyd Mayweather’s children, filed a restraining order against and accused him of breaking into her home, attacking her by pulling her hair, throwing her to the floor in her living room and punching her in the head as two of the pair’s three children watched. ...
It’s timely for me that The Cut would broach the topic of how interns are treated. My latest one, my third, started on Monday. With her arrival, I’d been thinking about writing an essay called something like “How to Train and Treat Your Intern”. I planned to solicit stories from all my friends – anonymous, of course—about ...
On Tuesday, 16-year-old Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas led our women’s gymnastics team to a gold medal, the USA’s first since 1996. The bouncing, bubbly superstar will also be competing for the gold again today, one of just two Americans chosen after she outperformed media darling Jordyn Wieber, whom everyone expected to land a top spot. But ...
I know this probably won’t be a well-received article. The Varied Complexions of Black People is a guaranteed push-button topic, and too many writers have exploited the issue for hits. I hate that this will likely be taken in that context, but I assure you, that’s not what I’m up to. Hear me out to ...
I read an article yesterday: “7 Signs You Might Not Make a Good Wife.” It was another to add to the expansive list of “Hey, Black Girl, This Is What’s Wrong With You and Why You’re Not Married” stories. Sigh. For anyone whose ever had a breakup, tried to blame the downfall on their partner, ...
I see white people. Usually this wouldn’t be so significant. I live in New York City. They’re not the majority here, but they exist in significant numbers — 47 percent, in fact. These white people that I’m seeing now have caught my attention because of where I see them and how many of them I ...
